DVDs & Blu Rays Shipping Out

It’s arrived! The first round of limited edition DVD and Blu Ray copies of The Storm Chasing Anthology (Volume One) will begin shipping out to participants and project backers in the coming weeks. Due to the high cost of shipping around the US and Canada, all at full expense to the producer, packages will be sent USPS “media rate” which is the most cost efficient. 100 discs are being shipped out initially. 75 additional discs will remain, to be shipped out later in June into July. Unless a Blu Ray disc was specifically requested in a direct message or face-to-face interaction, standard DVD’s will be the format issued. Thanks entirely to Mark Blue, a project backer who assisted in the initial Blu Ray and DVD packaging, printing, and duplication costs in May — no further Blu Ray copies will be produced after this batch runs out. At the moment, 30 remain available beyond those going out to participants and backers.

With the high duplication costs associated with producing Blu Ray discs, I simply cannot afford to make any additional batches, unless a individual requests one with up-front payment for the format. I also cannot afford to give away free copies to friends who merely expressed interest. Again, these two initial batches are going out “free” to those who supported the original Kickstarter (2014) and GoFundMe (2015) campaigns, or participated directly with the production.

In time, “Volume One” and subsequent productions of this series will be released for purchase or rent on Vimeo on Demand. It will however be a few months before the production is available online due to the subscription cost involved with that particular service. The good news is that on-demand/rentals will be made available between $0.99 (rental) and $3.99 (purchase), verses higher costs associated with DVD and Blu Ray disc production/sales.

For the time being, keep an eye out for a small white package arriving to your mailbox in the near future!

Blake Naftel and a tornado, 24-May-2004, South-Central Kansas. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A storm of visual history and severe weather research culture will sweep into Kent County, Michigan and the Grand Rapids Public Library on Thursday, June 22 at 7:30-8:30 p.m. The 90-minute presentation is a updated follow up to the Kent District Library… continue reading

2016 showcased the culmination of a two-year, independent endeavor chronicling six-decades of storm chasing and severe weather research history. A initial 67-minute documentary was completed, screened at select weather-oriented venues across the United States, and ultimately was publicly made available online. The love and support from family, friends and freelance work kept the engine running throughout… continue reading

Rural southern PA. Two years ago at this time, I was buzzing about in a rental car along the east coast heading to a point of arrival in Falls Church, Virginia. At that point a grueling schedule of daily interview sessions were underway for the Storm Chasing Anthology. Jump ahead to 2016, and it’s only fitting… continue reading